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==Career== |
==Career== |
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In April 1987, she was hired by [[Guess (clothing)|Guess?]] for an advertising campaign.<ref>[http://features.yahoo.com/model/yasmin/ Yahoo! model profile: Yasmin Le Bon]</ref> She appeared on the cover of the first American and British issues of ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]''. She has also been on the covers of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[V (American magazine)|V]]'', ''[[I.D. (magazine)|I.D.]]'', ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'', ''[[Marie Claire]]'' and ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]''. |
In April 1987, she was hired by [[Guess (clothing)|Guess?]] for an advertising campaign.<ref>[http://features.yahoo.com/model/yasmin/ Yahoo! model profile: Yasmin Le Bon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023210620/http://features.yahoo.com/model/yasmin/ |date=23 October 2007 }}</ref> She appeared on the cover of the first American and British issues of ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]''. She has also been on the covers of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[V (American magazine)|V]]'', ''[[I.D. (magazine)|I.D.]]'', ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'', ''[[Marie Claire]]'' and ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]''. |
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As a model, Le Bon has also represented [[Ann Taylor (retail chain)|Ann Taylor]], [[Banana Republic (clothing retailer)|Banana Republic]], [[Bergdorf Goodman]], [[Biotherm]], [[Bloomingdale's]], [[Bonwit Teller]], [[Calvin Klein]], [[Versace]], [[Chanel]], [[Christian Dior SA|Christian Dior]], [[Clairol]], [[Escada]], [[Filene's]], [[House of Fraser#1980s|Frasercard]], [[Avon Products|Avon]] and [[Gianfranco Ferré]].<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Yasmin_Le+Bon/ Yasmin Le Bon profile] Fashion Model Directory. retrieved 9 February 2008</ref> |
As a model, Le Bon has also represented [[Ann Taylor (retail chain)|Ann Taylor]], [[Banana Republic (clothing retailer)|Banana Republic]], [[Bergdorf Goodman]], [[Biotherm]], [[Bloomingdale's]], [[Bonwit Teller]], [[Calvin Klein]], [[Versace]], [[Chanel]], [[Christian Dior SA|Christian Dior]], [[Clairol]], [[Escada]], [[Filene's]], [[House of Fraser#1980s|Frasercard]], [[Avon Products|Avon]] and [[Gianfranco Ferré]].<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Yasmin_Le+Bon/ Yasmin Le Bon profile] Fashion Model Directory. retrieved 9 February 2008</ref> |
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Yasmin Le Bon | |
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Model | |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Modelling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Hair colour | Dark brown |
| Eye colour | Brown |
| Agency | Elite Model Management[1] Elite Models (Paris)[2] Models 1 Agency[3] Trump Model Management[4] |
| Website | Official website |
Yasmin Le Bon (née Parvaneh; born 29 October 1964) is an English model.[5] Le Bon was one of the highest earning models during the 1980s.[6]
Early life
Yasmin Parvaneh was born in Oxford, England, the younger child of an Iranian father and an English mother.[7] She has an older sister named Nadreh. Her mother, Patricia, died of breast cancer in 2004.
She modeled for a local agency while she attended school, and after leaving signed with Models 1 Agency in London.[8]
Career
In April 1987, she was hired by
In January 2012, Le Bon wore a gown weighing 50 kg in the Stéphane Rolland spring/summer Haute Couture show in Paris.[11]
Other endeavours
Le Bon was invited to be one of the drivers in the 2013 Mille Miglia race in Italy. Each year, the three-day event passes through nearly 200 Italian towns from Brescia to Rome and back, recreating the original races which took place between 1927 and 1957. She and her co-driver, David Gandy, were part of “Team Jaguar”, driving a 1950 Jaguar XK120. Early in the race, Le Bon and Gandy were “pushed off the road by a competitor” which caused body damage to the wing and side of the vintage car. They re-entered the race, ultimately finishing in 158th place out of 415 cars.[12]
Personal life
In 1984, she met Simon Le Bon, lead singer of Duran Duran. They married on 27 December 1985 in her hometown of Oxford. The couple have three daughters: Amber Rose Tamara (born August 1989), Saffron Sahara (born September 1991) and Talullah Pine (born September 1994), all born in London.
Representation
Yasmin Le Bon is represented by Elite Model Management and Trump Model Management.
References
- ^ "Profile - Yasmin Le Bon". EliteModel.com. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Profile - Yasmin Le Bon". Elite Models (Paris). Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Profile - Yasmin Le Bon". Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Legends - Yasmin Le Bon". TrumpModelManagement.com. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Fair play to Yasmin the supermodel
- ^ Whitelocks, Sadie (11 May 2011). "'I was addicted to exercise and lived on the odd bread roll if I was lucky': Yasmin Le Bon reveals her gruelling diet regime". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ Sibbels, Emma (4 September 2009). "Yasmin Le Bon: Age of Elegance". theguardian.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ De Rossee, Sophie (21 October 2011). "World of Yasmin Le Bon". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ Yahoo! model profile: Yasmin Le Bon Archived 23 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Yasmin Le Bon profile Fashion Model Directory. retrieved 9 February 2008
- Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Daniel Day-Lewis, David Gandy and Yasmin Le Bon on Jaguars Team for Mille Miglia". Lucire. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
External links
- Yasmin Le Bon on the Fashion Model Directory
- Yasmin Le Bon at IMDb